Etymology of the English word testosterone
the English word
testosteronederived from the English word
sterolderived from the English word
cholesterolusing the English prefix
chole-derived from the Greek word
chole, χολή (bile; 'gall' or bile; (by analogy) poison or an anodyne (wormwood, poppy, etc.))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghel-derived from the Greek word
stereos, στερεός (stiff; solid, stable)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ster-derived from the English word
testisderived from the Latin word
testis (testicle, a witness)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*trei-using the English suffix
-oneDate
The earliest known usage of testosterone in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
